New app aims to combat food waste in Ireland

Tessa Clarke (left) and Saasha Celestial, founders of Olio (Olio/PA)

Consumers are being urged to sign up to a new app to stem the rising tide of dumped food in Ireland – estimated at more than 19,000 tonnes a week.

The food sharing app Olio connects neighbours to give away unwanted food and other items that may otherwise end up in landfill.